CHAPTER 2
It’s Not Lazy, It’s Productivity Redefined
When I see a gen Y concentrating on their smartphone, my first thought used to be that they were playing video games or conversing with friends. Knowing now that technology plays a larger role in a gen Y’s life than my own boomer life, I recognize that such technology helps a gen Y participate and communicate at work.
—Post-Program Learnings, participant in Invati Consulting’s Generation University training program
A millennial employee arrives to work at half past nine, plugs in some headphones, and stays at their desk until five thirty, eating snacks and lunch along the way. A boomer arrives at eight, proceeds to alternate desk time with conversations to complete various tasks, and leaves ...
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